Tuesday, 11 August 2015

A short road trip.....and Scavenger Hunt captures

Last week we took a trip to Dorset.....we haven't been there for years......the weather was perfect....the time was too short for all we would have liked to do....but we managed to visit a fair few places....and I added a few captures for Rinda's summer photography Scavenger Hunt.
We stayed in a lovely hotel on Portland island overlooking the English Channel[Scavenger Hunt no.20] ....which had a roof terrace to sit and enjoy the view.

I had no idea that the 'Jurassic Coast' of Dorset was a World Heritage site......World Heritage status was achieved because the Jurassic Coast provides a unique insight into Earth Sciences. It shows a geological ‘walk through time’ spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.So dinosaurs abound.......bones and fossils in plenty at the Dorset County Museum in Dorchester.

and at the cottage that he was born in....a quintessential English cottage

a visit to Bournemouth beach.......coming across the 'wedding on the beach' tent [Scavenger Hunt no.9] while a wedding was actually in progress.

a carousel by the beach [Scavenger Hunt no.13]

amazing views across Portland Bay......where the 2012 Olympic sailing took place [Scavenger Hunt no.16] towards Weymouth...on our way back to the hotel after watching Mission Impossible-Rogue Nation.....enjoyed the film.....but why does Hollywood always insist on making Brits either villians or idiots???

About Me

I'm Jacky and I'm a craft addict.I have 3 adult children,a son and 2 daughters,2 granchildren,and a dog called Stella [a Staffie better known as 'the vet's pension plan'].
I love all sorts of crafts-cardmaking,scrapbooking,cross stitch, quilting,occasional knitting.
I also love gardening, the sea,travel and eating out[well,eating in as well!]